Britney Spears Piece Of Me tour
US pop star Britney Spears, who burst onto the music scene with her catchy song Baby One More Time back in 1998, will perform for one night at AsiaWorld-Expo.
After emerging as a teenage pop sensation, Spears went on to become one of the most successful and celebrated entertainers in pop history with nearly 150 million records sold worldwide.
She has won numerous awards throughout her career, including one Grammy Award, six Billboard Music Awards and Billboard’s Millennium Award, as well as an American Music Award and the 2011 MTV Video Vanguard Award.
She has also taken up residency at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, where she performs her pop concert Britney: Piece of Me.
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo
Date: 27 June
Enquiries: 2629 6218
Website: www.hkticketing.com/events/LTBRITN0617
Exploring Ancient Egypt exhibit
The Hong Kong Science Museum will be home to six Egyptian mummies and about 200 historical pieces from ancient Egypt this month. The pieces are from the British Museum, and the six mummies are between 1,800 and 3,000 years old. The exhibition is sponsored by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.
Venue: Hong Kong Science Museum
Date: 2 June-18 October
Enquiries: 2732 3232
Website: http://hk.science.museum/en_US/web/scm/index.html
Italian Market at Cyberport
Over 30 vendors will be at Cyberport – The Arcade for the fifth edition of the Italian Market. The event is the perfect way to spend your weekend filling your stomach with Italian gelato, pizza, pasta, focaccia, olive oil and a wide choice of wines and beers.
The market also has a kid’s area, sea-view terrace, lucky draws, live music and more.
Venue: Cyberport – The Arcade
Date: 10-11 June
Enquiries: N/A
Website: http://arcade.cyberport.hk
Sting 57th and 9th tour
British musician Sting is returning to Hong Kong for the first time since his Back to Bass tour in 2012. The former member of The Police will perform at the HKCEC with a three-piece band and his son, singer-songwriter Joe Sumner. Sting – famous for hits such as Englishman in New York and Fields of Gold – is on tour to promote his new album, 57th & 9th.
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hall 5BC (Expo Drive Entrance)
Date: 3 June
Enquiries: 2629 6218
Website: www.hkticketing.com/events/WCSTING0617
West Side Story musical
One of the world’s most popular musicals is coming to Hong Kong’s Academy for Performing Arts. West Side Story revolves around the rivalry between two teenage gangs, the Jets and the Sharks.
It’s a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and its theme is just as relevant today as it was 60 years ago when the musical opened on Broadway.
The international cast will enthrall the audience with lively dance routines and classic songs such as Maria, Tonight, Somewhere, America and I Feel Pretty.
Venue: The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Lyric Theatre
Date: Until 18 June
Enquiries: N/A
Website: www.hkticketing.com/events/WCWESTS0517
Dragon Boat Carnival
The Dragon Boat Carnival is one of the main events on Hong Kong’s social calendar. The three-day event at Victoria Harbour features dragon boat racing, entertainment and a BeerFest. In true Hong Kong fashion, it is more of a party than a sporting event.
Venue: Central Harbourfront
Date: 2-4 June
Enquiries: N/A
Website: N/A
Transformers: The Last Knight
The latest installment in the wildly popular and outrageously over-the-top Transformers franchise sees the return of Mark Wahlberg as Cade Yeager.
The movie is set in a time when humans are at war with the Transformers. Wahlberg joins up with Anthony Hopkins, who plays Sir Edmund Burton, in an attempt to save the day by uncovering the hidden history of the Transformers on Earth.
The film is directed by Michael Bay, so expect jaw-dropping stunts, a lot of CGI and explosions.
Venue: Cinemas HK-wide
Date: 22 June
Enquiries: N/A
Website: www.transformersmovie.com
L’Amour Immortel dance drama
Supernatural tales are popular themes in Chinese literature, especially stories involving the love between a human and a ghost.
A dance adaptation of the film A Chinese Ghost Story, L’Amour Immortel has won three Hong Kong Dance Awards.
Set in the world of the dead, L’Amour Immortel is about Nie Xiaoqian, a beautiful, bewitching ghost who is coerced by the devil to prey on humans. But when she meets Ning Caichen, she endeavours to save him from a grisly end.
Venue: Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Grand Theatre
Date: 9-11 June
Enquiries: 3103 1806
Website: https://ticket.urbtix.hk/internet